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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

JAMES H. STIMPSON, EXECUTOR OF JAMES STIMPSON, DECEASED, OF BALTIMORE,

MARYLAND.

VESSEL FOR HOLDING LIQUIDS.

Speccaton forming part of Letters Patent No. 11,819, dated October17,1854; antedated April 17, 1854; reissued June 9, 1868, No. 2,891.

To all tf1/omit may concern.'

Be it known that JAMES S'riilrsoN (late deceased), of the city ofBaltimore and State describe its construction and operation.

Figure 1, shows a vertical section of a vessel made in this plan,cutthrough the middle.

The inner chamber e, a, a, is the one to hold the liquid and Z), b, isthe exterior chamber. It will be perceived that e, forms a part of theinterior chamber and forms a part of the exterior chamber; but a', 7)',is in one connection as in Fig. 2, and a, a, Z9, b, is in ano-ther as inFig. 3. Now a, Zn,is conneoted to a, (i, by means of a hinge c, and thechain d, forms a connection between the part a, and the handle L,attached to the part a, a, l). By pressing on the chain d the part a',is elevated, thereby allowing the contents to be poured from theinterior over the lip e.

It is important to this vessel, after the contents are in, that thecover should be closed at all times, except when pouring, and if thecover has to be lifted by the hand, the vessel engages both hands andbecomes very inconvenient, but by the use of the chain, but one hand isrequired and the objection to the attached cover or lid is entirelyremoved, and the economy of the vessel is perfected. If constructed ofmaterials that are not sufliciently strong tof prevent collapse by thepressure of the atmosphere, a small ventfshould be applied to the spaceg.

I do not claim the double Wall as a means of intercepting heat nor do Iintend to claim such. a device as applied to any structure or vesselwhatsoever for the purpose of economizing in ice, unless attended withall the advantages and results of my double Wall ice pitcher. It isobvious that refrigerators, urns, tumblers, double plates and such likearticles occupy special positions in household economy and distinct frommy double pitcher and that no one of them can be made to subserve allits purposes and ends, and I therefore disclaim them one and all andconfine my claim to the double Wall pitcher. It is obvious that the lidfro-1n its small surface and position in reference to the circulation ofheat may be made single with comparatively small loss but I prefer tomake it double as setforth.

What I claim therefore as my invention is the double Wall pitcher, thesame consisting in a. pitcher with double sides, do-uble bottom and ahinged cover from which the liquid contents are to be poured through orover a nose or lip substantially as herein set forth. I am aware that alever has been used upon the covers of molasses pitchers for raising thecovers and this I do not claim but I do claim the employment of a chainor string attached to the handle and lid of the pitcher as described.

JAMES H. STIMPSON, f E'ecutor 0 f James Szfz'mpsoa. TvVitnesses:

J. J. GREENOUGH, T. CAMPBELL.

[FIRST PRINTED 1913.]

